World number two Nelly Korda has called the lack of a mixed gender indoor virtual league “an unbelievable miss” following the launch of a women’s competition backed by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. The WTGL will be held in the same Florida venue as the men’s TGL, which is currently …

American Woods is a 15-time major winner and chairman of the PGA Tour’s Future Competitions Committee. And Koepka added: “I didn’t know [the new PGA Tour commissioner] Brian [Rolapp], I didn’t have a relationship with him obviously just because he’s pretty new and Jay [Monahan, the previous incumbent] was going …

World number one Scottie Scheffler has begun his season in ominous form by winning a landmark 20th PGA Tour event to further strengthen comparisons with Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus. Scheffler is the second-fastest player to that number in terms of days taken, third fastest in events played and third …

American Patrick Reed shot a level-par 72 in his final round to ease to a four-shot victory in the Dubai Desert Classic. The 35-year-old LIV golfer finished the tournament at 14 under par to claim what was his first Rolex Series victory on the DP World Tour. Reed, the Masters …

South Korea’s Si-Woo Kim moved into a one-shot lead over Scottie Scheffler and teenager Blades Brown after the third round of the American Express in California. Kim, who is vying to win the tournament for a second time, carded a 66 to move to the top of the leaderboard on …

Spain’s David Puig put together a 66 to establish himself as the nearest challenger to the 2018 Masters champion going into the final day. Meanwhile, Norwegian three-time Ryder Cup player Viktor Hovland fired a 65 to propel himself into contention on nine under, along with England’s Andy Sullivan, who carded …

American Patrick Reed leads England’s Andy Sullivan by one shot after round two of the Dubai Desert Classic, with Rory McIlroy seven shots off the pace going into the weekend. LIV golfer Reed carded a second-round 66 to move to the top of the leaderboard at nine under par. The …

World number one Scottie Scheffler shot a nine-under 63 in the first round of the American Express in California on his first PGA Tour appearance of the season. The 29-year-old has not played this year and is yet to win the American Express tournament, which boasts a prize of £1,236,000 …

A life-sized statue commemorating five-time major winner Seve Ballesteros has gone missing from his hometown of Pedrena in Spain. Spanish authorities are investigating after Marina de Cudeyo town council said on Instagram, external that the “unfortunate event” at the weekend indicates the statue was stolen. Spaniard Ballesteros, who helped Europe …

“Doing that cost me a shot,” the Ryder Cup left-hander told the Golf Channel. “My attitude cost me this golf tournament and can’t be allowing that. “You got to be in the right position at the right time to allow a round like today to finish off. “Big, big reminder …

Shane Lowry found the water on the 18th hole as he missed out on the Dubai Invitational title to Nacho Elvira in a dramatic final round. Lowry held a one-shot lead heading onto the final hole but a wayward bunker shot flew past the flag and rolled into the water …

Sir Nick Faldo is returning home after having “successful” open-heart surgery, the six-time major winner has said on social media. The Englishman won both the Masters and the Open on three occasions and ended his career with 43 tournament victories. Faldo, 68, is widely regarded as Britain’s greatest player of …

After hitting seven birdies in an opening 66 on Thursday, McIlroy cemented his place at the top of the leaderboard with a birdie at the par-four third. But the Masters champion hooked an iron into the water with his tee shot on the sixth before dropping another shot on the …

Rory McIlroy says the return of Brooks Koepka to the PGA Tour could suggest that the rival LIV Golf tour is in decline. Koepka, 35, is back on the PGA Tour after controversially joining the Saudi Arabian-backed LIV series in 2022. He has agreed to make a $5m (£3.7m) charitable …

Rory McIlroy says a desire to take on “challenging things” can fuel further success in 2026 as he made a strong start to his season at the Dubai Invitational. The world number two completed a career Grand Slam with victory at the Masters last April. He later helped Europe win …

Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau and Cam Smith have all indicated they will remain with LIV Golf rather than rejoining the PGA Tour. Five-time major winner Brooks Koepka was recently accepted back on the American circuit after he quit the Saudi Arabian-backed series to prioritise “the needs of his family”. The …

Five-time major champion Brooks Koepka will make his comeback on the PGA Tour in January under a new returning member programme, following his departure from LIV Golf. The 35-year-old American controversially quit the PGA Tour to join the Saudi Arabian-backed series in 2022 and won five events over four seasons. …

The tour will no doubt recall how Hudson Swafford was dealt with. The 38-year-old American was among LIV’s first recruits in 2022 but was struck down by injury and upon leaving the breakaway circuit reapplied to the PGA Tour in late 2024. Swafford, a three times tour winner who is …

The first women’s edition of the indoor league launched by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy will take place at the end of 2026. The inaugural men’s TGL season was held in 2025, with founders Woods and McIlroy saying they wanted to help take golf “into the 21st century”. The world’s …

Will Shinnecock Hills again prove a controversial major venue? The past two US Opens there have been extraordinarily eventful. In 2004 the greens became so hard they were almost unplayable and in 2018 Mickelson resorted to hitting a putt on the move, preferring a two-shot penalty to hitting his ball …